Saturday, May 7, 2011

Scuba Diving vacations In Hawaii

By Owen Jones


Hawaii is a beautiful place, we have all seen the films and the vacation photos. The above ground scenery is stunning, but what not so many individuals know is that the sub-aqua scenery is equally as beautiful. The good thing is that you do not have to know precisely where to go to enjoy diving because the diving is good everywhere on the islands.

Not merely is the sub-aqua scenery beautiful, but the water is warm too - all year through. You will find millions of fish, aquatic flora, coral and ship wrecks, everything that divers like to look at. There will never be a diver that regrets having taken a diving vacation in Hawaii.

Would be divers can best study the hobby in Oahu. There are lots of diving schools and instructors there that have the right to grant a diving certificate after a day or two's instruction. This is very fast, but the courses are comprehensive, so you can safely go shallow diving after earning your certificate. While shallow water diving, you will see lots of fish, plants and coral.

There are also several wrecks at Oahu, so you will be able to investigate these too, if you have a little more experience. There are a number of colossal ships down there and millions of fish.

One of the best locations to go scuba diving is Ka'awaloa Cove, which is in western Hawaii. The cove is only accessible by boat, but that is not difficult because there are several small boat companies that offer a ferry service. Kona is another great diving spot on the big island.

Both of these locations cater for both the novice and the expert. Kona is chock a block with plankton, which may not sound interesting in itself, until you realize that the plankton attracts giant manta rays. The rays are especially spectacular when seen on dives at night.

Red Hill and Kona also offer excellent opportunities for diving because there are underwater lava flows. The lava flows are best seen by daylight because that is when the sun shines off them giving them their name of Red Hills. They are just accessible by boat, but then that is not a problem either.

The smaller island of Maui also has great diving sites. Check out Molokini and its underwater volcanic crater. The crater is home for reef sharks, majestic sea turtles, numerous tropical marine fish and the spectacular giant manta rays again. This is one of the best dive sites on Hawaii and really has to be on your short list of must do dives.

The best thing about diving in Hawaii is that there is so much to see and do wherever you are located. OK, the popular attractions are simply that, very well-liked, but many people like being with lots of other individuals - after all there is safety in numbers, but Hawaii also has quiet areas which you can discover if you look and the diving will be good there as well because the fish are the same and the water is as warm.




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